Federal courts in both Maryland and California have recently held that an independent school’s 501(c)(3) status, alone, subjects it to Title IX. While these rulings are, for the moment, limited to independent schools in Maryland and California, they signal a potential sea change in whether or how independent schools must comply with various federal laws
In this session, McLane Middleton’s Education Practice Group and Sports Law Practice Group will provide background on the creation of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rights and insights on how those rights impact independent school communities.
Starting January 1, 2024, corporations and limited liability companies with fewer than 20 full-time employees in the United States, less than $5 million in U.S.-sourced gross receipts or sales, and a physical operating presence in the United States will be required to register their entity and its beneficial owner(s) with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
In this session, McLane Middleton's education counsel will discuss the process of updating faculty and staff employment agreements, including guidance on what language is essential for this annual ritual for independent schools.
Privacy is the newest frontier in cybersecurity. Unlike previous security laws, which apply to a relatively smaller pool of personally identifiable information or PII (e.g. Social Security, governmental identification, and financial account numbers), privacy laws encompass an expansive scope of personal information. These laws govern any information that either identifies or is identifiable to an individual.
Join McLane Middleton's education counsel as they provide guidance on how to tackle the annual project of updating an independent school’s student handbook to meet both evolving laws and best practices.
In this session, McLane Middleton's education attorneys will walk through essential updates for employee handbooks, including a review of behavioral standards to help ensure that interactions among colleagues and between colleagues and students are healthy and respectful.
New Hampshire has joined fifteen other states (and counting) and many prominent countries in adopting a comprehensive privacy law. Because the law takes effect January 1, 2025, businesses that have not already achieved compliance with other such privacy laws need to start preparing now to comply by the end of the year. In this webinar,
On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy signed into law Bill H.4890 - An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency. The Act contains new pay transparency and wage reporting requirements applicable to certain employers with employees in Massachusetts. In this informative webinar, McLane Middleton Employment Attorneys Adam Hamel and Vineesha Sow will discuss the
In this session, McLane Middleton's education counsel will guide independent school leaders on the most essential terms and more recent trends in updating your enrollment contract for the next academic year.
In this engaging webinar, our Education Law Practice Group will cover how independent schools should handle both the admissions process and day-to-day enrollment of students with disabilities. The session will dissect the legal framework for disabilities at independent schools, including what constitutes a disability or a reasonable accommodation. We will also explore various case studies
As winter sports season arrives, new questions are coming into focus about the effect of New Hampshire’s recently passed law concerning transgender students’ participation in school athletics. Join members of McLane Middleton’s Education Law Practice Group for an interactive discussion about the specific requirements of the law, the law’s impact on independent schools, and how
